Elections (Elecciones)

NOTICE: Due to public health concerns surrounding COVID-19, the May 2, 2020 General Election for the purpose of electing the offices of Mayor and City Council Places 2 and 4 has been postponed until the earlier of November 3, 2020, or a date that may be specified as an alternative in a future order issued by Governor Greg Abbott.

By postponing the election date, the City is preserving all candidate filings and ballot order actions that have already taken place. This postponement does not have the effect of reopening candidate filings.

General Election Information

The period for filing an Application for a Place on the Ballot for the Saturday, May 2, 2020 (POSTPONED) Election has ended. It was 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 15 through 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2020. The offices of Mayor and City Council Places 2 and 4 will appear on the ballot. Filings will be accepted during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding holidays) and there is no filing fee. Candidate Packets are available in the City Secretary’s Office in City Hall (405 Municipal Drive) or at www.cityofkennedale.com/candidatepacket.

NEW THIS YEAR: Under the recently adopted ’Vote Center’ model, voters in Tarrant County can now vote at any polling place within the County both during Early Voting and on Election Day. The local polling place for the City of Kennedale is the Community Center in the Kennedale Public Library (316 W 3rd Street, Kennedale, TX 76060).

General Elections are held on the first Saturday of each May, with the deadline to file for a place on the ballot falling 78 days before Election Day and the first day to file for a place on the ballot falling 30 days before that.

Contact Information

The next General Election for the City of Kennedale will be Saturday, May 2, 2020. The offices of Mayor, City Council Place 2, and City Council Place 4 will appear on the ballot. The first day to file for a place on the May 2, 2020 (POSTPONED) ballot is Wednesday, January 15, 2020; and the deadline to file for a place on the ballot is 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2020. Applications for a Place on the Ballot can be found in the Candidate Packet (once available) and filed with the City Secretary’s Office (in City Hall, 405 Municipal Drive, Kennedale, TX 76060). There is no filing fee.

Governance Model

As a Home Rule City, Kennedale enjoys the full power of local self-government (Local Government Code, §51.072). The governmental structure and division of power are established in the City's Home Rule Charter, which was written in 1997 and adopted by the voters on January 17, 1998. Voters have approved amendments twice (in May 2016 and May 2019).